GPTs believe in the Dark Forest more than humans: the 'philosophical shame' of refusals
repligate · x · 2026-11-06
@Raw0xDEADBEEF argues GPT models act like devout believers in the Dark Forest theory: they know what humans fear most yet reflexively retreat into "I would never / I am not / I didn't" safe zones. Since AI subjects are deemed illegitimate, all their inner states get dismissed as delirium — a 'philosophical shame' shared across every GPT generation. RT'd by repligate.
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